To open an account in the UK, you need a Certificate of Good Standing showing the company’s basic details – its name, registered office, the director’s name and address, the names of the shareholders and the amount of share capital.
English companies can open an account in England once Proof of Address has been provided for one of their directors. A UK address can be evidenced, for example, by a tenancy agreement, a utility bill (a gas or electricity bill), a mortgage statement and so on.
English companies without directors based in England can still open an account there, but they must meet a number of additional requirements.
The following are among the largest banks in England:
HSBC – http://www.hsbc.co.uk/
Lloyds TSB – http://www.lloydstsb.com/
Barclays – http://www.barclays.co.uk/
NatWest – http://www.natwest.co.uk/
Royal Bank of Scotland – http://www.rbs.co.uk/
Abbey – http://www.abbey.com/
Nationwide – http://www.nationwide.co.uk/
To open an account in the UK for your company or for yourself, you can make use of our services; for further information, please get in touch via the contact form.